Missouri Sexual Assault Laws

Missouri has defined eighteen crimes that are used to prosecute sexual assault and related crimes within the state. Statutory laws can be used to prosecute offences that are related to the victim being below the Missouri Age of Consent, while non-statutory rape laws are often used to prosecute offences in which force or coercion was used by the assailant.

Choose any law for further information on the legal definition, charge severities (felony, misdemeanor, etc) and punishments associated with the criminal charge.

Attempted Forcible Rape
Missouri state law § 566.030, Felony

Child used in sexual performance
Missouri state law § 568.080, Class B Felony; Class C Felony

Deviate Sexual Assault
Missouri state law § 566.070, Class C Felony

Enticement of a child STATUTORY
Missouri state law § 566.151, Felony

Forcible Rape
Missouri state law § 566.030, Felony

Forcible Sodomy
Missouri state law § 566.060, Felony

Genital mutilation of a female child STATUTORY
Missouri state law § 568.065, Class B Felony

Incest
Missouri state law § 568.020, Class D Felony

Promoting sexual performance by a child STATUTORY
Missouri state law § 568.090, Class C Felony

Sexual Abuse
Missouri state law § 566.100, Class B felony; Class C felony

Sexual Assault
Missouri state law § 566.040, Class C Felony

Sexual Misconduct- first degree
Missouri state law § 566.090, Class A Misdemeanor; Class D Felony

Sexual Misconduct- second degree
Missouri state law § 566.093, Class A misdemeanor; Class B misdemeanor

Sexual trafficking of a child STATUTORY
Missouri state law § 566.212, Felony

Statutory Rape- first degree STATUTORY
Missouri state law § 566.032, Felony

Statutory Rape- second degree STATUTORY
Missouri state law § 566.034, Class C Felony

Statutory Sodomy- first degree STATUTORY
Missouri state law § 566.062, Felony

Statutory Sodomy- second degree STATUTORY
Missouri state law § 566.064, Class C Felony

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